The internet is connecting the world more and more we are seeing cloud based services arise. A key theory of mine is can is can the cloud connect rural America to Urban America and shorten the technology gap between the two? I’m saying yes, but it will be a slow adoption, because of the lack of interest.

Cloud based computing has enabled us to do essentially anything from anywhere via internet connect ability. Smartphones and tablets are changing everybody’s daily lives, and how we go about our day both personally and financially. The most valuable commodity is Time, and internet connectivity creates shortcuts or information that …

The death of the home phone is growing daily. Local rural telephone companies across the nation are struggling to generate revenues, just to keep the doors open. The onset of the smartphone and now the onset of VOIP and SIP based application will be the nail in the coffin of the copper based home phone.

We’ve all heard of RingCentral, I’ve been with them for five years, and I see even their business model starting to adapt to a new breed of low cost tows via SIP dialing. My first experience with SIP was with an App call Sip Droid, which goes in sync with PBXes. With Twilio …

I have the opportunity to use AppleTV in conjunction with an iPad and here is my review. Also, I am going to talk in reference to the second screen experiences and user interface.

Out of all the OTT Boxes I have used Apple TV by far has the most friendly User Interface. AppleTV syncs with your iTunes enabling you to have all you movies, music and podcast loaded natively. The best feature by far is the airplay.

Airplay opens a lot of avenues for the future of IPTV in three fields. …

Modern Retail is evolving daily during the digital revolution that we are currently in. What was once a day spent going to the mall with the family has become more of a day of recreation via sports, the outdoors, or wine. Shopping is not what we knew it as five years ago, certainly not ten years ago.

Shopping malls are closing down everywhere, and we are starting to see more and more Costco and other warehouse super stores emerge. What can all of this be correlated to, the internet?! In my opinion, there are three types of retail exposure that a …

There are only so many hours in one work day, and a common issue I have been hearing people say lately is, they just do not have the time to maintain a website or their online presence. It is well-known that the small to midsize business owner is wearing so many hats of responsibility that it is hard for them to keep their marketing fresh and relevant, so here are some Apps that I use to boost my workday productivity and optimize my day.

First and Foremost I am the most forgetful person in the world, and have many things that I must catch on the fly. My first foremost my recommendation is Evernote.  Evernote is an App available in both App stores that allow its users to take notes to organize your day via tasks. The user can separate notes based on date, tags, and importance levels. …

Social Media Marketing Managers and Website Builders are popping up right and left. Ten years ago when the merchant services industry was accelerating. Small and midsize businesses are being contacted five to ten times a day with the same pitch, “I can get you to the first page of Google!”  Similar to an Interview Process, I have constructed an article of five easy questions to ask any sales representative, to separate the clowns from the ringmaster.

Rule #1 of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), there is no such thing as a SEO …

Twitter is a great tool to engage and communicate with customers and like-minded people.  With the right tools and apps in place, twitter can have a favorable impact on both your business and personal life.  I have been…